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Pinhoti Fest 2026 — Celebrating 5 Years! 💙🥾

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Pinhoti Fest 2024 kicks off Friday, September 27th at 5:00 pm. Below is the event schedule taken from the 2024 Pinhoti Fest Guide Book, along with a link to access the entire guide with more detail on the musicians, vend...

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Pinhoti Fest 2024

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In just one week, Pinhoti Fest will be kicking off at Nobel Park, in Downtown Sylacauga, AL! There will be food, music, speakers, give aways, cottage vendors and the infamous PINHOTI MAFIA will be there to celebrate ever...

","url":"https://hikersofamerica.com/trail-chatter/f/pinhoti-fest-2023---september-22-24-2023","title":"Pinhoti Fest 2023 - September 22-24, 2023","summary":"In just one week, Pinhoti Fest will be kicking off at Nobel Park, in Downtown Sylacauga, AL! There will be food, music, speakers, give aways, cottage vendors and the infamous PINHOTI MAFIA will be there to celebrate ever...","date_modified":"2023-09-15T14:40:19Z"},{"id":"https://hikersofamerica.com/trail-chatter/f/top-hiking-backpacking-channels-on-youtube","html_content":"

Here is a list of some of our favorite backpacking channels on YouTube. From places to hike, backpacking tips and tricks and gear reviews, this list provides some great resources to check out of backpackers and hikers in...

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If you are looking for an incredible loop to hike in the Smoky Mountains, there is an incredible loop to backpack starting at the Twentymile Trailhead. From the Twentymile Trailhead, you can make your way to camp 92 to s...

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Recently, we had an opportunity to visit one of the best backpacking trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, also known as the Twentymile Loop. On This backpacking trip, As The Crow Flies Hiking, SouthernHike,...

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Every year, thousands of hikers head to Trail Days in Damascus, Virginia to celebrate the Appalachian Trail . Trail Days is a town festival held in Downtown Damascus, VA for three days with live music, great food, Appala...

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On March 17th, 2023, the second round of the Alabama Triple Crown began on the Pin Chin Sky Loop within the Cheaha Wilderness. Unfortunately, the weather did not provide good conditions. Instead, the team of hikers was f...

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At the recent Appalachian Trail Kick Off, we had the pleasure of meeting the team from Short Hammock to check out this incredible super ultralight chair. During our conversation, they had asked if we would be interested ...

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Pin-Chin-Sky is also known as the Skyway loop within the south Cheaha Wilderness at Cheaha State Park. There are three trails that connect the loop and they are Chinabee Silent Trail, Skyway Loop Trail and the Pinhoti Tr...

","url":"https://hikersofamerica.com/trail-chatter/f/pin-chin-sky-loop-section-1-of-the-alabama-triple-crown","title":"Pin-Chin-Sky Loop Section 1 of the Alabama Triple Crown","summary":"Pin-Chin-Sky is also known as the Skyway loop within the south Cheaha Wilderness at Cheaha State Park. There are three trails that connect the loop and they are Chinabee Silent Trail, Skyway Loop Trail and the Pinhoti Tr...","date_modified":"2023-03-16T15:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://hikersofamerica.com/trail-chatter/f/alabama-triple-crown-20","html_content":"

In 2023, the second round of hikers will be attempting to complete the Alabama Triple Crown. The Alabama Triple Crown is a series of three hikes on trails located in Alabama to be completed over a period of three days.

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Welcome to Hikers of America and the first blog post about the Appalachian Trail Kick Off at Amicalola Falls State Park In Georgia! The approach trail to the AT begins at Amicalola Falls for those who are hiking the Appa...

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